TheFacilitators
SandraCrouseQuinn,PhD
UniversityofMarylandatCollegePark
Dr.QuinnistheAssociateDeanfor
AcademicAffairs,Professorinthe
DepartmentofFamilyScience,andSenior
AssociateDirectoroftheCenterforHealth
EquityattheSchoolofPublicHealth,
UniversityofMarylandatCollegePark.She
isthePrincipalInvestigatorontheCenterof
ExcellenceinRace,EthnicityandHealth
DisparitiesResearch,fundedbytheNational
InstituteforMinorityHealthandHealth
Disparities(NIMHD),andwithinit,sheis
alsothePrincipalInvestigatoronastudy,
UncoveringandAddressingCulturalBeliefs
behindVaccineRacialDisparities.Sheisa
co-investigatorontheNationalResearch
MentoringNetwork(NRMN)grantfromthe
NIH.
CulturallyAware
MentorTraining
October7,2016
9AM–5PM
UniversityofCaliforniaSanFrancisco
Howdoyoubuildafuturescientist?
Weareallculturalbeings.Participantsinthis6-hourworkshopwill
explorehowculturaldiversityinfluencesresearchmentoring
relationshipsanddevelopaculturallyawarementoringplan.
Duringthisworkshop,mentorswilllearnhowto:
1. Identifyhowtheirculturalbeliefs,worldviews,andidentities
AngelaByars-Winston,PhD
influencetheirmentoringpractices.
UniversityofWisconsin-Madison
2. Recognizehowculturaldiversitycanimpacttheirresearch
Dr.Byars-Winstonisapsychologistand
nationally-recognizedexpertoncultural
mentoringrelationships.
influencesoncareerdevelopmentand
mentoring,especiallyforracialandethnic
3. Acknowledgetheimpactofconsciousandunconscious
minoritiesandwomeninthesciencesand
assumptions,privilege,stereotypethreat,andbiasesinthe
medicine.Herresearchhasfocusedon
testingthevalidityoftheoreticalmodelsto
mentor-menteerelationship.
explainandpredictacademicandcareer
outcomesusingsocialcognitivetheoretical
4. Useculturallyresponsivementoringprinciplestoguidethemin
approaches.Sheiscurrentlyco-leadinga
talkingaboutculturaldiversitymatterswiththeirmentees.
four-year,$1.4millionNIHgranttoassess
howmentorsandmenteesdefinecultural
diversityawareness.Sheisalsopartofa
5. Applyevidence-basedstrategiestoreduceandcounteractthe
nationalteamthathasbeenawardedafiveimpactofbiases,stereotypethreat,andprivilegetofoster
year,$19milliongrantfromNIHtoestablish
trusting,culturallyresponsivementoringrelationships.
anationalresearchmentoringnetwork
(NRMN).
SponsoredbytheNationalResearchMentoringNetwork,Drs.MitchFeldmanMDandMandana
KhaliliMD,andtheUCSFClinicalandTranslationalInstitute’sComprehensiveMentoringProgram